Manuscript: Suggestions for Mass..., 01/01/1930-12/31/1970

File — Box: 1, Folder: 21

Identifier: 57755

Collection level scope and contents note

From the Item:

The Walter Shewring Papers is a small collection of letters, essays and manuscripts by Shewring. The most notable item is the full autograph manuscript of Shewring's translation of Homer's "Odyssey," published by the Oxford University Press (1980). The collection includes some correspondence and printed articles by such distinguished acquaintances as Walter de la Mare, Eric Gill, David Jones, and Arthur Waley.

Dates

01/01/1930-12/31/1970

Collection-level Access Restrictions

Most manuscripts collections at the Georgetown University Booth Family Center for Special Collections are open to researchers; however, restrictions may apply to some collections. Collections stored off site require a minimum of three days for retrieval. For use of all manuscripts collections, researchers are advised to contact the Booth Family Center for Special Collections in advance of any visit.

Extent

From the Item: 1.04 Linear Feet (2 Hollinger Document Cases; 1 Hollinger Slim Document Case.)

Language of Materials

From the Item: English

Additional Description

Shelf Location

08/12/04

Container Summary

Contains AMsS explained by WS as follows - "Some years ago (10? 12? I can't remember) a group of Catholic priests concerned with justice & peace suggested that it would be well to devote a special Mass to the needs of the hungry everywhere. One such priest wrote to me asking if I would write 3 Latin prayers appropriate to the purpose. The assumption was that Latin was still a liturgical language, so perhaps this was more than 12 years ago. I offered the following, but heard nothing more of the enterprise."